Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 399 · 40 questions

How to say it (Stress the words that carry meaning): Find the content words: the ones you would keep in a text message (WANT, CUP, TEA). Say them strongly; say the grammar words quickly and lightly. Keep a steady beat on the stressed words.

1. 1.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
2. 2.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) she
4. 4.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
5. 5.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cousin (c) the
6. 6.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
7. 7.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) want
9. 9.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
11. 11.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
12. 12.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
13. 13.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
14. 14.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) we (c) cricket
15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
16. 16.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
17. 17.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
19. 19.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) want (c) cup
21. 21.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) a
22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
23. 23.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
24. 24.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) on
25. 25.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
26. 26.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) red
27. 27.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) he
28. 28.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
30. 30.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) are
31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) a
32. 32.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) is (c) bus
33. 33.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
34. 34.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) the
35. 35.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) tree
37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
39. 39.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) the
40. 40.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rises (c) east

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